Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1950

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

RankNameBabies
1Robert814
2Michael800
3David767
4James674
5John665
6Richard508
7Steven506
8William485
9Gary433
10Ronald378
11Thomas366
12Larry340
13Donald315
14Daniel281
15Dennis260
16Kenneth258
17Charles253
17Stephen253
19Douglas252
20Mark202
21Gregory199
21Terry199
23Bruce183
24Jerry170
25Paul147
RankNameBabies
26Timothy146
27Joseph129
27Patrick129
29Dale128
30Edward119
31George118
31Wayne118
33Roger117
34Jack108
35Craig104
36Gerald103
36Scott103
38Randy100
39Alan96
40Jeffrey95
41Lawrence94
42Randall93
43Raymond90
44Rodney80
45Frank78
46Stanley74
47Danny71
47Keith71
47Micheal71
50Harold67
51Gordon66
52Steve65
53Peter64
54Phillip62
55Brian58
56Carl57
56Jim57
58Mike54
58Norman54
60Arthur53
60Roy53
62Philip52
62Russell52
64Clifford50
65Allen49
66Walter48
67Lee47
67Martin47
69Dan46
69Marvin46
69Ralph46
69Rick46
73Curtis44
73Eugene44
73Fred44
73Jay44
77Christopher43
78Eric42
79Bill40
79Bradley40
79Darrell40
79Tom40
83Glenn39
83Jon39
85Gene38
86Leonard37
87Howard36
87Leslie36
89Barry35
89Harry35
91Glen34
92Vernon33
92Wesley33
94Don32
94Kevin32
96Earl31
96Henry31
96Lynn31
96Ray31
96Ronnie31